Police arrest Labour councillor in Doncaster who was wanted in the US on drug distribution offences as he faces extradition
A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after he was arrested for alleged drug distribution offences by officers acting for US authorities.
Daniel Barwell, who was elected to Doncaster Council in May 2021, faces being extradited after he was arrested in the South Yorkshire town where he lives on February 2.
He appeared in court in 伦敦 the following day where he was remanded in custody.
Daniel Barwell (图为), who was elected to Doncaster Council in May 2021, faces being extradited after he was arrested in the South Yorkshire town where he lives on February 2
He appeared in court in London the following day where he was remanded in custody. 图为, Doncaster Council
Barwell is understood the have been suspended by the Labour Party following his detention until the outcome of the case is known.
市公安局表示: '在星期三 2 February in the Doncaster area, officers from the National Extradition Unit arrested a man wanted in the United States for an offence relating to the distribution of a controlled drug on a warrant issued at the request of the United States authorities.’
Barwell, who represented the Wheatley Hills and Intake ward on the council, made his first appearance before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 二月 3, when extradition proceedings against him began.
